Clay Street Hill Railroad is First Operated (1873)
The Clay Street Hill Railroad was the first successful cable hauled street railway. It was located on Clay Street, a notably steep street in San Francisco in California, United States,…
The First Line of the Paris Metro Opens (1900)
The Paris Métro, short for Métropolitain, is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within…
The Orient Express Leaves Paris for the First Time (1883)
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train travelled the…
Transcontinental Express Arrives in San Fransisco (1876)
As a publicity stunt, the express train called the Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, via the first transcontinental railroad on 4 June 1876, only 83 hours and 39…
The Channel Tunnel is Opened (1994)
The history of the Eurostar brand can be traced to the choice in 1986 of a rail tunnel to provide a cross-channel link between Britain and France. A previous attempt…
First Passenger Railway is Established (1807)
The Swansea and Mumbles Railway was the venue for the world’s first passenger horsecar railway service, located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Originally built under an act of Parliament of…
Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated (1881)
The Canadian Pacific Railway is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated on the 16th of February 1881, 144 years ago. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited,…
Budd unveils first self-propelled diesel multiple unit railcar (1978)
Budd unveiled the first SPV-2000, a self-propelled diesel multiple unit railcar, in Philadelphia on February 9th, 1978, and then sent it on a demonstration tour around the United States. The…